Basic checks

Check it's working by running this command (you don't need to be root):

$ libguestfs-test-tool

This command will run some simple tests and eventually print out:

===== TEST FINISHED OK =====

If it doesn't print this out, or seems to fail for some other reason, please file a bug including the complete, unedited output.

Now check how fast the appliance gets created:

$ time guestfish -a /dev/null run

Run this a few times so the cache is "hot". Note that the first time you run it, it creates a cached appliance (in /var/tmp/.guestfs-*) so that is much slower. As a typical guide, you should see times like:

3-6 seconds, on modern hardware with virtualization extensions and KVM enabled

30-60 seconds, in a VM

If you get times wildly outside these ranges, let us know, unless you're using an AMD Geode.